Wool prices continue to surge higher, with EMI hitting seven-year high

Australia’s wool market continued to boom this week, with the benchmark indicator rising another 15c to hit a new seven-year high…Read More

Sheep Central, June 12, 2026

Hay drop helps out as winter bites in northern NSW

An Aussie Hay Runners drop to the north-west slopes of NSW is helping graziers counter the feed deficit brought on by a dry summer and autumn…Read More

Liz Wells, June 12, 2026

Kelpies to $23,500 at 30th Casterton Working Dog auction

A lifelong dedication to Kelpie type and working ability was vindicated with a dominant sale result for Welshpool stud Beloka Kelpies at the 30th Casterton Working Dog Auction on Sunday…Read More

Terry Sim, June 11, 2026

Which of your sheep are the most valuable? Which are the highest emitters? You don’t know until you measure.

Look across your flock and you can read a lot at a glance: condition, frame, the standouts and the stragglers. But two of the traits that matter most to the future of your operation are invisible to the naked eye and, until recently, invisible to the scales and the spreadsheet too. That’s why C-Lock is bringing its GreenFeed system to LambEx 2026…Read More

Sponsored Content, June 8, 2026

Global economic outlook weakens amid energy shock and rising inflationary pressures: Here’s two scenarios on what might happen

The conflict in the Middle East has become the dominant force shaping global economic prospects, prompting an energy shock that is driving inflationary pressures and is projected to have adverse impacts on growth, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. Due to the uncertainty around the evolution of the conflict, the Outlook sets out two scenarios – both of which have significant implications for demand and prices for Australian lamb and wool..Read More

Sheep Central, June 8, 2026

Movement at the Station – Recent property listings

Renowned SW Victorian assets up for grabs | Neighbours offer 2000ha in NSW’s Riverina | Solid interest for SA’s Maranoa Downs | NSW’s Grand Junction splits in two..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, June 11, 2026

Chris Howie: Grass fever spreads to processors as buyers look to bolster supply

Grass fever has always been the main factor however consolidating numbers to shore up supply is now becoming part of most larger processor buying orders…Read More

Chris Howie, June 10, 2026

OPINION: When activist lies become strategy, everyone loses

RECENT campaigns centred on `heat policy’ and petitions to both Federal and Western Australian parliaments are just the latest examples of the blatant mistruths being perpetuated by activists and the..Read More

ALEC CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton, June 10, 2026

Strong sheepmeat prices continue, driven by processor, feeder, restocker and consumer demand

In contrast with the cattle market, prices across the sheep and lamb complex this month have been relatively stable as the industry navigates its way through tight supplies and disruptions to key export markets in the Middle East. Lamb values have ranged from $10.50-11.50/kg dressed weight with mutton $7.50-8.50/kg for most of the year. Processor demand adjusted as prices moved out of these price brackets, to keep values mostly stable as traditionally high levels through autumn…Read More

Sheep Central, June 10, 2026

Producer-focused breakfast session to spotlight immune competence breeding values at LambEx26

An informative breakfast session being held at LambEx in Adelaide next month will focus on how genomics is moving beyond research and into practical, profit-driven application for Australian sheep producers…Read More

Sheep Central, June 10, 2026

‘Without uptake, you’re burning levy dollars’: Senators challenge MLA over emissions spending

Without producer uptake of MLA-funded emissions interventions, “you are taking levy dollars and burning them”, Nationals Senator Susan McDonald told MLA executives in a marathon 90-minute Q&A session during the latest round of Senate Estimates hearings…Read More

James Nason, June 9, 2026

Rural Press Club’s FarmFest lunch hears AI is your friend

Last week’s Rural Press Club lunch heard AI has the potential to reshape farming as we know it, and the change is one to be embraced as growers face mounting cost pressures…Read More

Liz Wells, June 9, 2026

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